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Work Conditions

Work Conditions & Required Proficiency Explanation

 

What kind of setting do you work best in? The Work Conditions Scores below take a closer look at the physical and social factors that influence the nature of the work. These include whether you work indoors or outdoors, at a desk or on an assembly line, as part of a team or with clients.

Each factor is given a score of 0-100, based on how often you are exposed to it in the selected profession.

 

Work Condition Scores

Contact With Others
How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
99
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
92
Exposed to Disease or Infections
How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?
81
Frequency of Conflict Situations
How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
74
Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
73
Deal With External Customers
How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
67
Coordinate or Lead Others
How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
61
Spend Time Sitting
How much does this job require sitting?
58
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
57
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
57
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